50 years of the VHS Beckum-Wadersloh merger

Study forum looks back on 1976

1976 is the focus of the Beckum-Wadersloh Adult Education Centre's study forum. In freely selectable lectures, participants immerse themselves in the events and developments of this formative year, the year in which the two educational centres merged.

28 April 2026
Speaker
  • Dr Michael Buback will be a guest at the Wadersloh town hall on 19 May as part of the study forum.

1976

This year was characterised by significant events such as the assassination of Federal Prosecutor General Siegfried Buback, the sporting highlights of Olympian Guido Kratschmer and the heyday of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

  • On Tuesday, 12 May, Prof. Dr Rembert Hüser from Goethe University will give a lecture on the life of the important director Fritz Lang, who died in 1976. Fritz Lang had a major influence on German film in the 1920s and is now regarded as one of the most influential directors in film history. The title of the lecture is "The film pioneer and director Fritz Lang".
  • The topic of Tuesday 19 May will be "The assassination of Federal Prosecutor General Siegfried Buback by the RAF". Buback was Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1974 to 1977 and was considered a staunch opponent of terrorism, especially the "Red Army Faction", which kept the republic in suspense. Sein Sohn, Prof. Dr. Michael Buback von der Universität Göttingen, ist den Spuren nachgegangen, wird über das Attentat und seine Folgen sprechen und von seinen eigenen Nachforschungen berichten.
  • For those interested in sport, the lecture "The year 1976 from a sporting perspective" will take place on Tuesday, 2 June. For this event, the VHS has invited Guido Kratschmer, silver medallist in the decathlon at the Summer Olympics in Montreal (1976) and Olympic silver medallist in the decathlon in Los Angeles (1984). On this evening, Kratschmer will talk about his sporting career and enter into dialogue with the participants.
  • Another highlight of the event series is the lecture by qualified journalist and RTL aristocracy expert Michael Begasse, who will talk about "The Queen from A to Z" on Tuesday, 9 June. Begassewird im Rahmen seines Vortrags das Leben und Wirken der "Jahrhundert-Königin"who died in 2022 at the age of 96 after 70 years of regency, Revue passieren lassen.

All lectures will take place from 18:30-20:30 in the Wadersloh town hall. The entrance fee of 15 euros is payable at the box office. For further information and registration please call 02521 29-4204.